Josefina Gorostiza
Born in Buenos Aires based in Madrid.
Dancer, choreographer and director with a focus on research processes with a large number of performers.
Bio.
Director, choreographer, performer and lecturer. Her research focuses on the body’s possibilities and its incredible creative powers. She earned a master’s degree in Choreographic Composition from the National Arts University of Argentina and a master’s degree in scenic composition and visual culture at the Reina Sofia Museum (Madrid).
She has received various grants from amongst others the Argentine National Art Fund, Pro-danza Institute and the Biennial of Young Art, and she has taken part in festivals in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Belgium, Italy, the UK and Spain.
Her work.
Some of her directors works are: “Coreomania. I can't stop“ co-production with the Cultural Center Ricardo Rojas (2017), " The only thing I want is to dance" in co-production FIBA-Teatro Bombón (2019), “Precarizada” with the support of Prodanza and co-production of Fundación Cazadores (2019), "Fervor -make of dance an act of ardor-" a work created especially for the Contemporary Ballet of Teatro San Martín (2020) and "Bruta" process initiated in residence of creation of the Casa Festival in London (July 2019) and continued at the Próximamente Festival in Brussels (Nov 2019). She currently lives in Madrid, where she is preparing her next piece ¨Las cantátas eufóricas¨ a selection of J. S. Bach cantatas brought into the present under the question: how do you dance Bach today?
Trailers.
Trailers of some of her previous works: Coreomanía and Precarizada
AGENDA
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¨Las Cantatas Eufóricas¨ wins first price
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The Big Pulse Visiting Artist programme invites artists to visit dance festivals around Europe, stimulating artistic development, creative exchange and valuable networking.
May 18th-21st, 2022
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PRECARIZADA was presented at PROXIMAMENTE FESTIVAL: Latin America presents a powerful, surprising selection of performances in Brussels.
November 25th - 26th 2021
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During the Pandemic an audiovisual version of PRECARIZADA was presented at Carlow Arts Festival.
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PRECARIZADA was part of FIBA's (Buenos Aires International Festival 2020) work in progress programme.
Press.
"60 minutes of dance, live music, cathartic events, screenings and loudly denouncing."
— by Alejandro Cruz for La Nación
" Josefina poses always a detailed intensity. Her works are endowed with an inexhaustible life. "
